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17/01/2026

NEW RELEASE FROM CLARENDON HOUSE PUBLICATIONS!
Galaxy # 26: An Inner Circle Writers' Group Science Fiction and Fantasy Anthology
https://www.clarendonhousebooks.com/anthologies
The modern horsemen of the Apocalypse, a sad tale from Marvis City, lonely robots, the perils of space travel, the dangers of climate change, dark magic, time twists, magical dreams, and more -plus a special bonus feature from the founder of Sword and Sorcery, Robert E. Howard! Galaxy # 26 is packed with delights!
Galaxy # 26 features the work of Tony Fyler, the Birch Twins, Allan Edward Tierney, Jesse Highsmith, Gareth Macready, Suranjit Gain, A. L. Paradiso, Puneet Kumar, Linda Sparks, Timothy Law, RLM Cooper, DJ Elton, Jim Bates, Gabriella Balcom, Debby Hackbarth, David Painter Michal Reiben and Robert E. Howard.
Grab your paperback or Kindle version here:
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17/01/2026

Thor was always my favourite Marvel superhero. It was the fact that he was feeble, even crippled, as a mortal man, Dr. Don Blake, but, by striking his walking stick - the symbol of his decrepitude, if you like - on the ground he could become the God of Thunder, majestic and powerful, that appealed to me. I was physically weak as a child, wore glasses, had to be skilful to avoid bullying. The idea that all of this might be circumvented by a bolt of lightning was attractive…

Thor was always my favourite Marvel superhero. It was the fact that he was feeble, even crippled, as a mortal man, Dr. Don Blake, but, by striking his walking stick - the symbol of his decrepitude, if you like - on the ground he could become the God of Thunder, majestic and powerful, that appealed t...

16/01/2026

Your weekly newsletter is here!
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16/01/2026

Writing fiction is a wild thing.

Writers who just want to write can do whatever they like. They can take words, or even letters, and put them in any order; they can even make up letters of their own. If they form words, they can string them together randomly for as long as they like. Whole paragraphs, chapters, page upon page, can be devised in whichever way they wish, if they just want to write.

Just like a painter can take a brush and splash colours at random over a canvas, so a writer can ‘scribble’ whatever he or she wishes, if the primary desire is simply to write.

However, if the desire is to communicate, then other factors enter in…

Writing fiction is a wild thing. Writers who just want to write can do whatever they like. They can take words, or even letters, and put them in any order; they can even make up letters of their own. If they form words, they can string them together randomly for as long as they like. Whole paragraph...

15/01/2026

15/01/2026

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15/01/2026

Let’s talk about the alchemy of dreams.

Many writers enter the fray wanting to become rich from their writings. Very many of them hope to be able to write a best-selling book which will not only make them famous, but will provide them with money for the rest of their lives. Just one book. So good, though, that Hollywood will call and offer vast sums to turn it into a movie. Then the movie will take off at the box office, thus ensuring abundant wealth for decades…

Let’s talk about the alchemy of dreams. Many writers enter the fray wanting to become rich from their writings. Very many of them hope to be able to write a best-selling book which will not only make them famous, but will provide them with money for the rest of their lives. Just one book. So good,...

14/01/2026

There are seven types of writer…

There are seven types of writer. At the top of the writing tree are master authors. Master authors can write something of any length, in any genre. They can transport readers from almost anywhere to almost anywhere else, mentally emotionally, spiritually. They are experts in conjuring up grand ideas...

13/01/2026

In earlier articles about marketing for writers, we learned that marketing is largely the same as writing.

‘What??’ I hear you protest, especially if you haven’t read the earlier articles.

It’s true though: just as our imagination selects out key elements from the depths of our imaginations and then places them in a carefully crafted sequence to build an effective story, so does marketing select out key publics from the populations of the planet and then places a campaign in a carefully crafted sequence to build a following…

In earlier articles about marketing for writers, we learned that marketing is largely the same as writing. ‘What??’ I hear you protest, especially if you haven’t read the earlier articles. It’s true though: just as our imagination selects out key elements from the depths of our imaginations ...

12/01/2026

ISSUE # 84 IS HERE!
THE INNER CIRCLE WRITERS' MAGAZINE!
https://www.clarendonhousebooks.com/magazine
2026 begins with a bang -from an American Civil War cannon, no less, as we hear from Ted Hudson about his multi-volume Civil War epic, The Lion’s Mouth Quartet!
Plus we have the concluding part of the eerie fantasy story ‘The Tale of the Blue Beast’ by Alexander Marshall and Tobias Green, as well as the next chapter in the much-beloved classic The Railway Children by E. E. Nesbit.
In addition, we continue to go deep into what lies behind the telling of stories in the Fictivity series, and explore the principles behind successful marketing in the ‘Laws’ of Spamming series.
You’ll also find the usual literary quiz, submission opportunities, and a charming tale in Master Author Showcase from American novelist Kathleen Norris!
Enjoy!
https://www.clarendonhousebooks.com/magazine

12/01/2026

Why would writers not want to improve their craft?

One possible answer is that many writers don’t realise that there is such a thing as ‘craft’ or that it has anything to do with them…

Why would writers not want to improve their craft? One possible answer is that many writers don’t realise that there is such a thing as ‘craft’ or that it has anything to do with them. ‘Craft’ is defined in the dictionary as ‘an activity involving skill in making things by hand’ and co...

10/01/2026

If you have been following this series of articles about marketing, you should know by now that it is a lot less mysterious than it seems, provided that you apply certain principles…

If you have been following this series of articles about marketing, you should know by now that it is a lot less mysterious than it seems, provided that you apply certain principles. What happens more often than not in practice is that a conventional writer crafts a book, which is hopefully designed...